In point of fact, the original Tinkers weren't English, they were Irish or Scots. The original old Tinkers were trustworthy, those who called themselves Tinkers or travellers in the last 40 to 50 years were not so. These folk were as crafty as a wagon load of monkeys, turn your back on them and they might steal for a living while you were buying their clothes pegs or lucky heather.
Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "jackf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On the contrary, In rural America the visit of the traveling Tinker > wagon was anticipated. I distinctly remember reading as a small child > that a tinkers dam was a soft metal rivet used by tinkers to repair > leaks in hammered steel or copper cookwear. > > A tinkers dam was an item of little intrinsic worth, so it was a > synonym for anything of little value. Now I see this asinine definition > on the internet, as if a curse by a tinker was any more worthless than > a curse by anyone else. Since I thought it probably of old English origin, > I hoped that you might have a more reasonable definition. regards, Jack F ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
